79 The Beginning 1 (1/2)
Mountain Kingdom – Southeast of Ming Kingdom
The people are preparing for war. Countless villagers are moving around, trying to provide the need of the soldiers who are going to go to the war. In the middle of the bustling activities, two girls sneakily walk among them.
”Princess Kuina, where are we going?” one of the girls said with worried tone.
”Of course we're going to the wall. Father said that we will soon fight the Ming Kingdom. I want to see the soldier.”
”Princess…”
Wu Kuina, the princess of Mountain Kingdom, ignored her servants nagging and continues with her steps towards the wall. Her steps are quick but somewhat graceful from her training as a princess. Normally, people wouldn't miss noticing her identity, but with the ruckus from going to the war, they didn't pay attention to the girl.
Kuina slipped in easily because she had been familiar with the way. In a matter of minutes, she arrived at the top and sees the view of thousands of the soldiers preparing for war. Kuina heart wavered for a bit, but she continues to stare.
*cough* ”Princess… you're not allowed to be here,” a middle age man said in exasperates tone. From his outfit and his big body, people could easily recognize him as one of the generals in Mountain Kingdom, General Hen.
Kuina didn't bother to turn around. ”General Hen, with this amount of soldiers, do you think you have any chance to win?”
”Princess Kuina, according to our intelligent to the Ming Kingdom, the soldiers stationed in the border of Southeast are highly proficient in war. It's unknown whether we could win the war or not.”
”Then why do you even do this war?” the girl, who barely reach 20 years old, has eyes filled with rage. She was against this war from the very start, but her father didn't listen to her and only listen to the other officials by his said. He told her, a girl shouldn't involve in the matter of war and all.
General Hen feels defeated. This princess is a headstrong princess who didn't care about rules at all and always do things as she thinks fit. If not for that, how could she reach 20 of age without being married away? There is no man capable to tame this wild princess.
”We have promised and create an alliance. The Ming Kingdom has produced excellent generals and to avoid them getting their hands on us, we need to destroy them first.”
Kuina eyes are red. She hated the war for the previous war had killed her only brother. Her father is still the same, thinking that they are still the powerful kingdom like the time when he's still a child.
”You can't win the war. You're just wasting your soldier lives like this,” Kuina said with hoarse voice. Why should they start the war? She doesn't want her people dying meaninglessly like this. With heavy feeling, Kuina turned her eyes towards the palace. Those officials, she will show them who will win in the end!
”Princess, we need to go soon. Please return to the palace.”
Kuina stared at the general back and said slowly. ”Only by seeing you can know how meaningless this war is. You better not fight a meaningless fight.”
With that, Kuina walked away. General Hen watched the fleeting figure of Princess Kuina with helpless feeling. Most of the time, Kuina is correct, the girl has wisdom far exceed ordinary people. What a pity that she born as a woman and no one bothers to listen to her all these years.